Passengers warned of Birmingham Snow Hill delays after emergency services attend incident
Train passengers have been warned to expect delays following an incident a main route to Birmingham.
Emergency services attended an incident between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stourbridge Junction this morning (June 25).
Services were cancelled between both stations but West Midlands Railway says the line has now reopened.
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However the rail operator warned there are residual delays and potential service alterations ongoing until 9am.
A special shuttle train was put in to operate between Worcester Foregate Street and Stourbridge Junction earlier this morning.
Emergency road transport was also brought in.
In an update posted on X (formerly Twitter), West Midlands Railway said: "The line has now reopened, and we will now work to restore normal working - residual delays and service alterations may continue until approx 9am."
The operator advised that passengers who've been delayed by 15 minutes or more can seek compensation - visit here for more details.
Delays of between 15 to 29 minutes can amount to compensation worth 25% of your single ticket or 12.5% of your return.
While delays between 60 minutes and 119 minutes can result in 100% compensation on one-way tickets and 50% costs on return tickets.
But delays of 120 minutes or longer results in 100% compensation for both.
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